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Calmer waters ahead on input market

Has the market finally steadied, or it is just the calm before another storm?

By Don Norman September 30, 2023

Farmers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing crop input prices have stabilized as the world adapts to global supply challenges. That was the message as Farm Credit Canada provided its latest update on input prices for the 2024 crop year. Why it matters: The wild price swings for crop inputs, especially fertilizer, appear to be over, but farmers

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EU crop chem firm Belchim buys full control of Canadian arm

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff June 20, 2019

The Belgian crop chemical firm that bought a majority stake of Canadian crop chemical distributor Engage Agro in 2016 has bought up the rest of the business. Belchim Crop Protection announced Monday it had increased its stake in the Guelph-based company — which it renamed Belchim Crop Protection Canada in 2017 — to 100 per

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Crop chemical maker FMC aims for growth after DuPont deal

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel May 8, 2017

Reuters — Pesticide seller FMC Corp. will aim for its industry’s fastest revenue growth with the help of assets acquired from rival DuPont, even as farm markets struggle to recover, CEO Pierre Brondeau said on Monday. Philadelphia-based FMC will focus on increasing sales of crop chemicals developed internally, and avoid big acquisitions for a few

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Corn 2012 Output Under Threat From Rising Inputs

By Gavin Maguire November 17, 2011

Convent ional wisdom holds U.S. farmers will boost corn production next year because of historically high prices, robust end-user demand, and low global inventories. But corn prices, off their highs by more than $1 a bushel, are now only 12 to 13 per cent above year-ago levels, and input costs are on average 25 per

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Forget Fuel Costs, U.S. Farmers Cheer Oil Surge

By Carey Gillam March 3, 2011

Not too long ago, a surge in oil prices would have caused a groan of misery from the U.S. farm belt, forced to pay higher prices for tractor fuel and fertilizer. Today, farmers are far more likely to cheer. The farm sector’s response to a surge in fuel costs has inverted for two important reasons:

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EU plan may increase global food problem

By Nigel Hunt January 1, 2009

The challenge of meeting soaring global food demand may be made more difficult by European Union proposals which could ban some fungicides, Britain’s chief scientist said Nov. 12. The European Union may change to a hazard rather than risk-based approach, which effectively means crop chemicals could be banned if they are dangerous at any dosage.

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Calmer waters ahead on input market

EU crop chem firm Belchim buys full control of Canadian arm

Crop chemical maker FMC aims for growth after DuPont deal

Corn 2012 Output Under Threat From Rising Inputs

Forget Fuel Costs, U.S. Farmers Cheer Oil Surge

EU plan may increase global food problem

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